59 Hampton Road, Fremantle WA 6160

Historic Angel House

Under Offer by Cindy Loffell
Splendid and spacious, this gracious family home has been sympathetically and superbly updated to accommodate modern family requirements. Set back on the large 641sqm block, the home is a tranquil and elegantly comfortable retreat, offering myriad of choices for living options to suit any family's needs.

Behind the wings of "The Angel" the character bull nosed verandah provides picturesque street appeal, hinting of the charm within.

Features include: four bedrooms (two ensuite and one a small nursery adjoining the main bedroom), three separate living areas, three spacious bathrooms, full house water filtration, enchanting alfresco with pizza oven, a superb powered outbuilding ideal for a workshop or gym, lockup garage and carport, solar panels, and energy efficient HWS.

The spacious front garden provides the perfect entrance to the elegant home which awaits, step through time as you enter the home with historic features intact; high ornate ceilings, gracious fireplaces, sash windows and gleaming Jarrah floors. The thick limestone walls and double glazed windows insulate the home from the world beyond. The original ballroom at the front of the home serves as a gracious lounge area alongside the second sitting room. Both spacious rooms retain the original classic features of the era, including the Edwardian fireplace surrounds, custom sash windows, and soaring ceilings. The retrofitted gas fireplace provides instant warmth and charm, perfect for winter entertaining.

There's a generous bedroom at the front of the home with a convenient walk in robe and modern bathroom, with dual vanity and spacious shower. The large window and sleek finishes highlight the character limestone wall and high ceilings, features which are also on offer in the third bedroom off the central passage. This smaller bedroom benefits from excellent northern light from the dual aspect windows.

Moving beyond the cottage and into the modern extension your immediate impression is of surprised delight - the beautiful vaulted ceilings with exposed brickwork, use of natural materials and large north facing floor to ceiling windows make this an exquisite addition to the home. The extension is sympathetic to the original building, with a modern yet artisanal approach in the architectural style and building materials used.

Set over two storeys, the ground floor features high barrel brick ceilings and expansive north facing windows, with access to the original verandah and north facing patio. The large open plan living and kitchen area is a chef's delight, flowing seamlessly out through bifold doors to the entertainer's alfresco complete with wood fired pizza oven. This home is ideal for hosting gatherings of family and friends on those balmy Freo summer nights.

The combined family bathroom and laundry is on this level, with a free standing bath, luxurious shower and plentiful storage.

Ascend the stone stairs to the Parent's Retreat; with two bedrooms and a third sitting room with northern and southern windows offering stunning views across Fremantle. The deluxe main bedroom shares the northern aspect, with walk through wardrobes leading to the modern en suite with another luxurious double shower. A small ante room on this floor could be used as a nursery, a study or a dressing room, you're spoilt for choice.

Outbuildings include an extra length garage and driveway long enough for a second car to the rear of the home, a covered car port, and a large workshop or studio with power and water to the front. The circular brick drive provides additional parking at the front of the home and there's a swathe of lawn for kids and pets to play.

If walls could talk Mary Dunne Cottage would be a treasure trove of stories to entertain historians and lovers of Fremantle alike. From humble beginnings as a four roomed limestone rubble cottage belonging to 14 year old Mary Dunne in 1869, this home has been transformed over time into a gracious and substantial family retreat. Keeping in step with the progress of the port city of Fremantle, the first addition was the imposing Ballroom to the front of the home, added circa 1903, while the double storey extension to the rear of the home was completed circa 2005 and further renovations completed this year. This historic home has been sympathetically renovated, reinvigorated and extended to provide an idyllic family retreat. There's more than enough room in this gracious home for the family to live, laugh and love your new Fremantle lifestyle.

This home will be available for viewing by private appointment only, so contact Cindy Loffell on 0412 120 050 to arrange your visit.